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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Horst Heribert Lanzerath, Bad Muenstereifel, DE;
Rahul Arora, Birmingham, MI (US);
Guosong Li, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/13 (2006.01); B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); B60R 21/017 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B32B 17/10 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/13 (2013.01); B32B 17/10752 (2013.01); B60R 21/017 (2013.01); B60R 21/0134 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0018 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body, door, glass dome, and dynamic pillars. The body defines a cabin and has first and second static pillars. The door that accesses the cabin, is secured to the body, and is disposed between the first and second static pillars. The glass dome is secured to the body over the entirety of the cabin. The dynamic pillars are extendable in an upward direction and are secured to the body proximate to an outer perimeter of the glass dome.